Characterized by fever and headache

• Infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products
• An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion
• Transmittable to human beings

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) infection by the bacterium, ''Brucella'', which is carried by ruminants. Symptoms include recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression and generalized aches and pains.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Brucellosis , Bang's disease , Crimean fever , Gibraltar fever , Malta fever , Maltese fever , Mediterranean fever , rock fever , or undulant fever , is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat from infected ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1930, Modern Latin, named for Scottish physician Sir David Bruce (1855-1931), who discovered the bacteria that caused it (1887).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
malta fever \malta fever\ n. (Med.) An infectious disease contracted from meat or milk products from infected domestic animals; called also brucellosis and undulant fever .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache [syn: undulant fever , Malta fever , Gibraltar fever , Rock fever , Mediterranean fever ] ...